After two years of complaints about the intrusive auto warranty robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission is finally taking action.

Will it help, I guess we’ll have to wait and see…

The FCC says 10-12 individuals & companies, many of which are in California, are mostly responsible for these very annoying calls which try and confuse you by telling you your warranty is already expired and then connecting you with one of the telemarketing representatives. If they succeed and do get you connected many of the plans offered are scams.

The FCC is instructing phone companies to no longer carry these calls from these malicious telemarketers.

Is there a catch? Unfortunately yes. These telemarketers with robocallers have purchased hundreds of thousands of phone numbers so once one is identified as a spam number, making just switch to another one and continue to do so pretty much indefinitely.

Your best protection as a consumer is to make sure you thoroughly research any company you are considering purchasing coverage from. One of the highest rated companies in the industry is Auto Advantage who have been in business since 1979 and have an A+ rating and accreditation with the Better Business Bureau. You also want to make sure your number is listed on whatever Do Not Call Lists are available to you.